Yakuza: Like a Dragon - Boss Battles: 11 - Jo Sawashiro (LEGEND)

[@TheAwesomeDarkNinja]

The fact he gave Ichiban a chance to stop him from killing the chairman, but only if he made it in time to do so, then blaming it on Ichiban for being late - is the most Sawashiro thing ever.

[@summer4knuckles]

oh man if only you knew

[@axelnewmagicwand9626]

Little did we know…

[@TheAwesomeDarkNinja]

Oh man if I only knew.

[@user-vd6bl3sp7o]

even if it wasn't Jo in the end, doesn't change much with him still blaming Ichi for being late after giving him the tip - Sawashiro being Sawashiro and we love it

[@stacyaaa9471]

It might seem crazy what im about to say

[@TheAwesomeDarkNinja]

Went from "Sawashiro is IRREDEEMABLE" to "Dang, backstory got hands..."

[@diccchocolate416]

Still a bastard regardless

[@stacyaaa9471]

​@@diccchocolate416a lovable bastard

[@TheRealFredbearPlush]

4:07 I love how he takes a seat mid dynamic intro😂

[@TheEsdaniel]

Hardest styling frfr

[@JacobTheCroc]

This fight had probably the biggest plot twist I never expected. In every video game I've played, this is the one that surprised me the most

[@andresashura5550]

Yeah, but probably the most stupid one, I mean the coincidence was too much for my taste lol

[@Eric_Cartman1]

The twist was unexpected but it creates a problem. It shows how Ichiban was destined for the yakuza life no matter what locker was opened if the babies managed to survived. It hurts the legitimacy of starting from rock bottom.

[@andresashura5550]

@@Eric_Cartman1 also, I don’t understand how Ichiban (who was a longer time in the locker) was a 100% healthy while Arakawa suffer hypothermia

[@MNB730]

@@andresashura5550 The plot armor has shielded Ichiban since he was conceived, the Arakawa C O O M is strong.

[@mahiru20ten]

@@andresashura5550 Maybe Masato's already weak since birth, and only recovered after that operation he got in the US.

[@chamberofhope]

4:33 He just had to pull out a weapon... *Ichi and the gang proceed to pull out weapons*

[@atlasreborn7221]

well Ichiban's imagination is massive, so what you see is the result of Ichiban's imagination, i must admit the idea of Saeko using a fucking spear is more than likely a very sharp pole.

[@charlieflight6124]

@@atlasreborn7221 No, they're real weapons, you buy them using real money and upgrade them at a real workshop.

[@unknownshadow966]

@@atlasreborn7221 I suppose she using chinese Guan-Dao.

[@analogdigital284]

I really wish the weapons the characters use were canonized. They made a big deal out of Ichiban finding the bat, they shouldve showed him wielding it in cutscenes!🙁

[@bencenagy5459]

​​@@analogdigital284 That is because Ichiban has 2 exclusive jobs, Hero and Freelancer. Hisis canon job is Freelancer, which is bare handed.

[@nikostyleonyomamacoochie8513]

8:56 The music with the build up to the second phase of the fight was perfect

[@MarioPawner]

New music sync compilation when?

[@fwapkiwami]

This is probably my 2nd favorite fight in all of 7 The theme The fight itself The dynamic intro It's so good

[@Natesmb164]

SAWASHIRO!!! On a serious note, him holding a katana, a cane that will stick you when you're on the ground and holding both of them at the same time, felt really badass right there. I love this fight!

[@gamemaster2638]

3:59 Actually, fight ends here. We play Sawashiro's dream. :)

[@KoreanSpy1997]

Honestly after the ending, i felt sorry for Sawashiro.

[@bernardbenlevi8002]

I didn't. He committed a monstrous act

[@chiefsmokingdragon]

@@bernardbenlevi8002 what Sawashrio did was unforgivable but the pain of losing his son must be unbearable

[@bernardbenlevi8002]

@@chiefsmokingdragon Yeah, but he brought this to himself. And although i understand that due to the guilt he felt after abandoning his son and causing him serious health issues, he refused to disobey his son's absurd orders, this not justifies the evil things he did, at least at the end he accepted that he deserved to be punished though.

[@speeddemonji9547]

@@bernardbenlevi8002 ​ that doesn’t preclude you feel empathy for him though lol. It’s not a matter of whether his heinous actions were justified. Kinda the entire point of the whole series. Even scum like Sawashiro are still people, with humanity in them. Not that I’m here to MAKE you empathize with him or anything, I’m not delusional nor do I have divine abilities to impose extra empathy on people. Save for a few… Like Iwami or the Kaito files final boss. Those fucks are just full blown monsters :) Edit: jingu too I suppose. Also whoever the final boss of yakuza 4 (tanimura’s) was.

[@speeddemonji9547]

I was honestly surprised by how much my feelings for Sawashiro changed. I was dedicated on hating him the entire way through Probably my favorite part about this series lol, the part where the game makes you feel for the bad guy.

[@kaz101]

This might be my favorite boss in the game, it's so good. The action sequences and transitions into the next phases are fucking awesome. I hope we see more of this stuff in the next game, even better if we get some QTEs.

[@awper901]

Jo looks like one of Kingsman agent

[@largegoop]

God Sawashiro is so fucking cool

[@otaq616]

I love his dynamic intro here, he's basically just doing his best on trolling ichiban and making him mad

[@keciinatci7260]

Sawashiro is keep fighting with wathever he can grab with his hands, badass

[@Josh-wq1pw]

I really enjoy that you have the cutscene transitions synced up to the break down in the track.

[@beamishbull4683]

Just wanna say you’re the best yakuza player I have ever seen and you deserve more subscribers and I love your content

[@baseer8000]

4:07 is just epic on how Sawashiro is playing with ichiban 🔥

[@Tasher228t]

Sama shirt 😭

[@baseer8000]

@@Tasher228t 🤣🤣🤣 I just noticed the typo.

[@Josh-wq1pw]

The fact that Sawashiro was a huge asshole just made his character much better.

[@The-Joke-s-on-you]

As a metalhead, I instantly started banging. I like to think how giving Sawashiro the only true metal track in the setlist was the devs' idea of telling us how we should not take him head-on and keep level-headed, as he is pretty "metal": Not fucking around, showing his prowess and extreme adaptability in martial arts and fighting like an uncaged tiger. As much as I despised him, I loved the fight and the theme. Only Tendo's theme surpasses it in terms of the stakes and importance of the fight imao.

[@MistaWind]

Huge plot twist for this scene seeing this and then playing Infinite Wealth

[@mahiru20ten]

Seems like in Legend you gotta buff your party's accuracy (and debuff your enemies' evasion) so your attacks can hit more often... They really increased enemy's evasion in Legend.

[@auhs6240]

Not really, coming from someone who beat legend. Leon used it for the dodging

[@funnynamelol3156]

Tbh it’s mainly generic goons that’s a major pain to deal with

[@arahman56]

@@funnynamelol3156 Even worse when that includes the Vagabonds. Nope, that extra 100k ain't worth the pain.

[@stevenreyes7779]

It wasn’t until now I realized that ichiban’s “GAN GAN IKOUZE” is really just nishkiyama’s quote lol

[@darthsreepa2820]

I felt like they used Jo as a character less than others. That old lady in Ijincho got more screen time.

[@helloofthebeach]

Hopefully they'll bring him back in future installments. Given what happens later, he has a lot of room for growth.

[@finalninju6021]

@@helloofthebeach yakuza 8 party member? :O XD

[@Mathias-t]

Didn’t he get prison for life as his sentence? Or am I misremembering?

[@finalninju6021]

@@Mathias-t he did. So did saejima Although I don't actually remember if we find out sawashiro's sentence

[@Ahatkidfromspace]

it's said in like the last cutscene

[@gamemaster2638]

Game logic: Slice with katana:400-600 damage Cane strike:800 damage.

[@solfjk9265]

Souvenir katana

[@Supercoolnameidea]

@@solfjk9265 rubber katana*

[@roynabroth2328]

15:01 What was that flip?

[@grodcoyote6635]

That's the dragon engine at work and we love it for it

[@seikakurumiwari]

Sawashiro Frontflip 😭

[@launchbase4944]

a lot of core workouts

[@fwapkiwami]

@@grodcoyote6635 Dragon Engine and Source are contenders for Video game engines with the best ragdolls

[@Kimarnic]

Lmaoooo and he flops to the ground

[@Kinography]

Greatest dynamic intro

[@davidklassen5791]

Unironically the best Yakuza boss fight imo

[@supersoupy4709]

it’s definitely up there

[@MochachiiinoWorks]

anyone revisiting this scene?

[@MaxiUsagi]

yes

[@nguyenxuanha9315]

Jo Sawashiro (Brutality).

[@hartantoanggoro]

Too bad Sawashiro's tattoo never seen in the game both 7 and 8, in online however his tattoo is the same like Ichiban, a rock fish dragon tattoo.

[@Faceu7745]

I think sawashiro was worthy of being the final boss. Not stupid tendo. Sawashiro being the final boss would have been way more epic.

[@kingsboro1]

Tendo wasn't the final boss it was masato arakawa

[@jagi6170]

That style with the Cane... Is that Bartitsu?

[@RoyalGriffin.]

What's baritsu?

[@jagi6170]

@@RoyalGriffin. It's known as the Gentlemans Fighting Style, created around 1898-1902 by Edward William Barton Wright, Immortalised by Sir Arthur Conan Doyle in 1903. Imagine a certain Gentleman to fight with martial arts. Martial Arts is not limited to fists and legs alone, tools are included, even for martial stances like Ju Jitsu.

[@RoyalGriffin.]

@@jagi6170 i see...

[@atlasreborn7221]

Considering how the translation isn't as 100% accurate in this game, the style that Sawashiro uses was deemed "western bo staff" so it might be Baritsu. Even Nanba stated that he learned to fight with his umbrella using martial arts book he found, but its not a refined completed baritsu.

[@lexofexcel886]

It's a neat martial art, especially considering it's basically a different species of modern jujitsu. They share a common ancestry in the 19th century version, which has a lot less in common with the modern practice.

[@takurumiyashiroirl]

jo mama

[@mahiru20ten]

Jo mama so strong that he could make a shot at your heart with a cane

[@takurumiyashiroirl]

hi

[@DojimaLmao]

Gotim

[@gamemaster2638]

8:00 Hokuto Shorai Ken!

[@10yearjointchannel]

the punch before the intro got some actual irl speed ngl

[@Wot99924]

I still wondering where'd the table flew away

[@armanozyurt5051]

my favorite boss this fight is soo fun

[@ETG715]

Man it was really crazy that In like a dragon infinite wealth Jo revealed that he didn't kill him someone else beaten him to the punch but then pin the death on him making this boss battle even more crazy once you think about it

[@boltthunder2061]

so is it just the start of new game plus that gives low exp when im getting about 32 thousand job exp

[@helloofthebeach]

Given that the jobs are also at level 99, I suspect he cheated (which is totally fine for this type of video).

[@boltthunder2061]

@@helloofthebeachsince normal exp is so low at the start and takes longer to level up i started buying that level items pack just for the 5 level up drinks

[@rowanatkinson3594]

Everyone gangsta until Sawashiro pulls out the cane

[@Gemsverse]

I thought this guy is was the main Antagonist

[@D4rkusama]

I have seen a fight style called canne de combat, that is the style Nanba is talking about.

[@9pmInTokyo]

Damn hot song!

[@TheBoy10800]

*HAHAHAHAH SCREW NORMAL FIGHT IM USING MAGICS BI-*

[@irsyadiaryadiva9430]

In another life, Sawashiro has a family and his wife reincarnated as a kid

[@fakename2969]

was it a good show?

[@jamesglovecrazy]

@@fakename2969 Jolly good show

[@Roderickthegray]

I don’t know which version of him is more hardcore between this one and the online version, but man oh man wish he got more screen time Edit: From what I found out about Online Ichiban on the other hand, he’s definitely closer to the traditional realistic Yakuza

[@kartikayysola]

I think he made the most out of the screentime he got. He owned every single scene he was in imo.

[@auhs6240]

Oh defo online

[@foufoustv2060]

This serie need to upgraded on few details. I think they are wasting a lot of their potential

[@Not_Claptrap]

Howso?

[@launchbase4944]

well? how?

[@manuelacuna4188]

This man: The series should try to innovate more and not waste potential Also this man: *Refuses to elaborate further*

[@foufoustv2060]

@@manuelacuna4188 😂😂😂 I m forgot I have this comment

[@foufoustv2060]

@@Not_Claptrap my problem with serie, they reused a lot of their asset music, even story idea they staging is good but sometime it's feel outdated (take a closer look on ichiban s friend during Sawashiro dynamic intro) The dragon engine is starting to get old.

[@rulingdiesout]

This has to be the worst fight in the series

[@amitojsingh7583]

Why ?

[@mikemott8296]

Why

[@johnnyAFIRE]

Why?

[@reapeashooter2]

Why?

[@scovilleseven4974]

Why?